By Molly Claire Goddard
2:27am PDT, Jun 2, 2025
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These reality stars are back and looking better than ever!
Savannah Chrisley shared the first photo of her father,
Todd Chrisley, after he and his wife,
Julie Chrisley, were released from prison after
Donald Trump pardoned them earlier this week.
In a video the 27-year-old shared on Instagram while picking up the reality TV family patriarch from FPC Pensacola in Pensacola, Fla., on Wednesday, May 28, Savannah gushed over Todd's
post-prison body and how "jacked" he was.
"Feel my muscles," the 56-year-old told the former pageant queen while showing off a toned arm.
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Julie Chrisley looked unrecognizable outside a butcher shop in Nashville just hours after she was released from prison on Thursday, May 29.
In images obtained by Fox News Digital, the reality TV family matriarch, 52, looked
older without heavy makeup or her signature blonde locks. While behind bars, Julie embraced her natural brunette hue and let her hair go gray.
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On Tuesday, May 27, Donald Trump called Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley's daughter Savannah Chrisley to let her know he would be pardoning her parents after they were sentenced to several years behind bars for tax evasion and bank fraud in 2022.
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In a video shared by White House communications adviser
Margo Martin, Donald Trump called Savannah Chrisley while sitting at his desk in the Oval Office to deliver the news that he was pardoning Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley after they were jailed in January 2023.
"Your
parents are going to be free and clean and I hope we can do it by tomorrow," the Republican leader told the reality star. "I don't know them, but give them my regards and wish them a good life."
The
Chrisley Knows Best duo's son
Grayson Chrisley was also on the call. "Just congratulate your parents. I hear they are terrific people," the president told them. "This should not have happened. They have good children."
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Following her chat with Donald Trump, Savannah Chrisley took to
Instagram to react to the news that Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley were going to be released.
"The president called me personally as I was walking into Sam's Club and notified me that he was signing pardon paperwork for both of my parents," the "Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley" podcast host said. "So, both my parents are coming home tonight [Tuesday] or tomorrow [Wednesday] and I still don't believe it's real. I'm freaking out. The fact that the president called me."
"I will forever be grateful for President Trump, his administration and everyone along the way, all of my lawyers, the people who put in countless hours and effort and love for my family to make sure that my parents got home," she continued. "My parents get to start their lives over. President Trump didn't just commute their sentences, he gave them a full unconditional pardon. So for that, I am forever grateful."
The pair's attorney,
Alex Little, said of the pardons, "President Trump recognized what we've argued from the beginning: Todd and Julie were targeted because of their conservative values and high profile. Their prosecution was tainted by multiple constitutional violations and political bias. Todd and Julie's case is exactly why the pardon power exists. Thanks to President Trump, the Chrisley family can now begin healing and rebuilding their lives."
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In November 2022, Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley were sentenced to a combined 19 years behind bars on charges including fraud and tax evasion.
The former real estate entrepreneur was given 12 years in prison and 16 months of probation. Todd served his time at FPC Pensacola in Florida.
The mother of three, meanwhile, was ordered to serve seven years in prison and 16 months of probation at FMC Lexington in Lexington, Ky.
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Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley were accused of submitting fake documents to banks to receive more than $30 million in fraudulent loans before launching into reality television stardom.
"The Chrisleys have built an empire based on the lie that their wealth came from dedication and hard work," federal prosecutors alleged in their November 2022 sentencing. "The jury's unanimous verdict sets the record straight: Todd and Julie Chrisley are career swindlers who have made a living by jumping from one fraud scheme to another, lying to banks, stiffing vendors and evading taxes at every corner."
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When Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley began their sentences, Savannah Chrisley became the legal guardian of her younger family members: brother Grayson Chrisley and niece
Chloe Chrisley — her older half-brother Kyle Chrisley's daughter. Despite the hardship, she never stopped advocating for Todd and Julie's release.
"I kind of had gotten to a place where I had lost hope and just felt like nothing was going in my favor. And then I got the call. It was just a shock," the podcaster explained in a Tuesday, May 27, interview with
ABC News. "The president was so kind and loving. He's the reason my family is coming back together. I have always stood by him and his administration and I will continue to stand by them and fight for them."
